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Minimal Tray Tasker makes it easy to track your everyday tasks directly from your system tray. This guide covers all the essential task management features.

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Adding Tasks

You can create two types of tasks in Minimal Tray Tasker:

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One-Time Tasks

One-time tasks are perfect for individual to-dos that you only need to complete once. Once marked as complete, they stay completed until you manually reopen or delete them. To create a one-time task:
  1. Open the Minimal Tray Tasker window from your system tray
  2. Enter your task name in the input field
  3. Set the amount (how many times you need to do this task to complete it)
  4. Leave the “daily” option unchecked
  5. Click Add or press Enter

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Daily Tasks

Daily tasks automatically reset at midnight, making them ideal for habits and recurring daily activities. See the Daily Tasks page for more details.
Set the amount to a number greater than 1 if you need to track tasks that require multiple completions, like “Drink 8 glasses of water” (amount: 8).

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Tracking Progress

Minimal Tray Tasker allows you to track incremental progress on your tasks.

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Incrementing Progress

Click the increment button (or the task itself) to add progress toward completing a task. Your progress will increase by 1 each time until you reach the target amount. What happens when you increment:
  • Progress increases by 1 (e.g., from 2/5 to 3/5)
  • When progress reaches the target amount, the task is automatically marked as complete
  • Progress cannot exceed the target amount

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Decrementing Progress

Made a mistake? You can decrease your progress by clicking the decrement button. What happens when you decrement:
  • Progress decreases by 1 (e.g., from 3/5 to 2/5)
  • Progress cannot go below 0
  • Useful for correcting accidental clicks
Your progress is saved automatically and persists even when you close the application.

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Completing Tasks

Tasks are automatically marked as complete when your progress reaches the target amount. For example, if a task requires 5 completions, it will be marked complete when you reach 5/5. When a task is completed:
  • It’s visually distinguished from active tasks (usually with a checkmark or different styling)
  • For one-time tasks, it remains completed until you reopen or delete it
  • For daily tasks, it automatically resets to 0/amount at midnight

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Reopening Tasks

If you need to redo a completed task, you can reopen it. To reopen a task:
  1. Find the completed task in your task list
  2. Click the reopen or reset button
  3. The task progress resets to 0 and it becomes active again
Reopening a task sets its progress back to 0, not to the last incomplete state. If you only want to adjust progress slightly, use the decrement button instead.

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Deleting Tasks

When you no longer need a task, you can permanently remove it from your list. To delete a task:
  1. Locate the task you want to remove
  2. Click the delete or remove button (usually a trash icon or X)
  3. The task is immediately removed from your list
Deleting a task is permanent and cannot be undone. All progress data for that task will be lost.

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Common Workflows

Create one-time tasks with an amount of 1 for each item on your checklist. Each task will be complete after a single click.
Create a daily task with the amount set to the number of times you need to complete it. For example, “Take vitamins 3 times” would be a daily task with amount: 3.
Use the decrement button to reduce the progress by 1. If the task was already completed and you decrement it, it will become active again.
Currently, you cannot edit existing tasks. If you need to change a task, delete it and create a new one with the correct details.
All task data is stored locally on your computer in a database file. Your tasks and progress persist between application restarts.

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Best Practices

Use Clear Names

Give your tasks descriptive names so you can quickly identify them at a glance from the system tray.

Set Realistic Amounts

For multi-step tasks, set amounts that are achievable and meaningful. Breaking large tasks into smaller ones often works better.

Daily vs One-Time

Use daily tasks for habits and routines, one-time tasks for specific to-dos. This keeps your task list organized and relevant.

Regular Cleanup

Delete completed one-time tasks regularly to keep your list focused on active items.

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